The oddest I ever saw was for an offer, not a request. The subject header said something like, "OFFER: Fence-jumping goat." Apparently, the goat was able to jump their fence, and once he was over, the other animals followed.

It gave me quite a laugh. I tried to convince my husband that we couldn't say no to a free goat, but apparently we can.

I've seen people looking for Windows Vista software, looking for cars, refridgerators, very large (50 gal) fish tanks.

But the best one I've seen so far? An offer for Cured Manure. I grew up on a dairy farm, and I know that people like to use manure for fertilizer. But for some reason, seeing poop offered on freecycle struck me as hilarious.

I have seen so many illegal things being given away on our freecycle. Perscription medications, illegal drugs, homebrewed white lightning (illegal to manufacture in my state). I admit that I have turned them into the cops when I see them.

I have seen requests for full houses of furniture, money, houses, cars, medications, GPS units. Tons of stuff.

Also, a wii fit plus, with balance board, never used. They wanted this ASAP on Christmas Eve. Hmmmmmm

I don't see any really odd offers, but we do get a huge amount of wanteds, and they generally are from the same few people. I'll get a dozen right in a row from one person.

Then there was the person who asked for a blue bumbo seat, with tray every.single.day for 4 months. She hasn't been around in awhile, but as Alex has outgrown his bumbo, I'm guessing her baby no longer needs it either. That or someone finally gave her one....

I can see the reasoning behind wanting old medical supplies, e.g. wheelchairs, walkers, bath seats, even the CPAP machine. Some of that stuff can be expensive, and if someone is going to have to use it for the long term, it wouldn't pay to rent it. Plus, I'm sure there are people out there who end up in my aunt's situation - she had two different types of walkers, a four-prong cane, and a wheelchair sitting in her garage after my older aunt who had lived with her passed away. She gave one walker to a friend of hers who had had a hip replacement, and donated the other items to the local nursing home. My aunt is still quite young, so the odds are that if she ever needs anything like that it won't be for many years, and in the meantime it's just taking up space, so it's good that she was able to pass it along to someone who could use it now.

Just the other day someone asked for a jetski. Yeah, right. It got so bad at mine that they limit people to one want per day and only on mon/wed/fri and it must be mod-approved.

My local group limits wanted posts to one per week per household. Things have not only calmed down, they have gotten more reasonable. I suppose it's not worth wasting your one wanted post a week to ask for something completely outlandish.